Unpublished Newswire

Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked if he plans to lead the Liberals into the next federal election during a brief scrum outside the prime minister’s office in Ottawa Tuesday morning. Notably, in the more than 100 words of Carney’s response, the word “yes” didn’t appear. Carney was speaking to reporters after the federal Liberals reclaimed a majority in the House of Commons Monday with three byelection victories , bringing them back to 173 seats. Here’s how he responded to the question about his future: “I’ve just led the party into two byelections, and I’m very pleased that we...

The Finance and Corporate Services Committee today received a status update on the City’s 2026 budget. The overall tax-supported, transit services and rate-supported budget is facing a year-to-date deficit of $38.59 million. The City is projecting, however, a year-end surplus of $11.16 million. Second-quarter citywide tax-supported services results show a combined deficit of $40.17 million, driven mainly by winter operations and an $8.92-million Transit Services deficit. Rate-supported programs reported a $10.49-million surplus, mainly due to staffing vacancy savings and higher than...